Renewable internal freshwater per person in Sweden
Sweden had 16,306 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Sweden, 2022
16,306
Change from 2021
−0.7%
European Union, 2022
3,041 m³ per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
2,933 m³ per person
Position in 2022
37th of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in Sweden over time
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Cubic metres per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,306 m³ per person | 3,041 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 16,417 m³ per person | 3,047 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 16,516 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 16,636 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 16,806 m³ per person | 3,048 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 17,002 m³ per person | 3,053 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 17,233 m³ per person | 3,058 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 17,450 m³ per person | 3,064 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 17,636 m³ per person | 3,070 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 17,812 m³ per person | 3,073 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 17,963 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 18,097 m³ per person | 3,080 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 18,234 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 18,390 m³ per person | 3,081 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 18,547 m³ per person | 3,088 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 18,692 m³ per person | 3,099 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 18,832 m³ per person | 3,110 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 18,938 m³ per person | 3,120 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 19,014 m³ per person | 3,132 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 19,089 m³ per person | 3,144 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 19,160 m³ per person | 3,155 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 19,222 m³ per person | 3,163 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 19,274 m³ per person | 3,167 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 19,305 m³ per person | 3,171 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 19,320 m³ per person | 3,176 m³ per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7% from 16,417 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 17,963 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −9.2%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Sweden has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Level of water stress
3.6%
2022 · World Bank
Basic drinking water access
99.8%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
427b (Break in time series) kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
46.1%b (Break in time series)
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
17,174 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Safely managed drinking water
99.8%
2024 · World Bank